Compatibility
Hi April,
First, congratulations on learning to splice 1x19. Have you tried tucking one yarn at a time with that 5/16"? What are you using for a vise? Care to send some photo's of finished splices, now that it's too late to correct any flaws in technique?
There is no reason to go with 7x19 for the bobstay and bowsprit shrouds. Far from it, this is a bad area for something so corrosion-vulnerable. As for the bobstay dimension, it must relate to the size of the jibstay, and the angles that the two wires form with the bowsprit. Please contact me if you'd like details.
Grommets, properly-served, can be of 1x19, as they should be corrosion-proof. Grommets can approach twice the nominal strength of the rope, depending on how wide the angle out of the seizing is, so you should be able to mate them to same-diameter 1x19. But why make grommets at all, instead of soft eyes with the 1x19, seized? This would be a surer, cleaner connection by far.
Be in touch.
Fair leads,
Brion
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